Posted by: Callum Whitfield in Courses Online on October 31st, 2011
Posted by: Callum Whitfield in Education News on July 19th, 2011
On Monday, Amazon launched its Kindle Textbook Rental service, allowing students to rent from tens of thousands of textbooks from leading publishers with savings up to 80 percent, according to a press release from the e-commerce company.
With the new service, students will be able to rent textbooks for anywhere between 30 and 360 days. This way, students will only have to pay for the specific amount of time that they will need the textbook. Students can also extend their rental period, as needed, in smaller increments or purchase the book at any time.
“Students tell us that they enjoy the low prices we offer on new and used print textbooks. Now we’re excited to offer students an option to rent Kindle textbooks and only pay for the time they need–with savings up to 80% off the print list price on a 30-day rental,” said Dave Limp, vice president, Kindle.
The high cost of textbooks has long been an issue on college campuses.
Posted by: Amy Quinn in Education News on July 3rd, 2011
HOUSTON – The Fort Bend Independent School District is pushing to make a little more money in the face of a multi-million dollar cut.
The plan is to get more funding by bringing in more students.
But those kids have to come from somewhere. Is FBISD stealing students from other students?
Reporter Pattie Shieh was live in Missouri City on our 5 p.m. newscast to tell us more.
Watch the video to learn more.
Posted by: Jai Glossop in School Entry on February 25th, 2011
“Why is it,” Dr. Reedom mused recently, “that you can have a group of students in one teacher’s room and every student is engaged and on task and having success, but you can take that same group of kids and put them in a different teacher’s room and it is complete chaos? We have all seen this happen—what is behind this?
Really, it is more about what the teacher is doing than what the student is doing. And so as it turns out, what the teacher does matters a great deal.”
A former teacher and school administrator and currently a nationally acclaimed trainer, Dr. Reedom sees a direct correlation between the perhaps mundane classroom management strategies a teacher employs and the teacher’s capacity to deliver high-quality instruction.
“I don’t care how much you know about chemistry, or math, or literacy: if you can’t build relationships with students, you’re not going to have success as a teacher. When teachers know how
Posted by: Amy Quinn in Education News on November 5th, 2010
HOUSTON – They’ve seen it on TV, but now they’re seeing what it’s like in real life.
FOX 26 reporter John Donnelly shows us how some local high school students are Building Better Minds by learning about what it’s like to serve on a jury.
Posted by: Amber Espie in University Posting on September 15th, 2010
When I visit college campuses, I can’t help but notice that an alarming number of students are overweight. In fact, I just read a story in The Chronicle of Higher Education, that stated that a third of college students are overweight. If your jeans don’t fit at age 20, I hate think how much your waist band will stretch by age 30 or 40.
I think freshmen are especially susceptible to weight gain in college – Freshman 15 – because of all the food that’s available round the clock for the first time in their lives.
I wrote a post this week for my college blog at CBSMoneyWatch that contains 50 weight loss tips for college students. I’m sharing 10 of the weight loss tips here and you can find the rest at:
50 Weight Loss Tips for College Students
- Don’t use a cafeteria tray – you can pile too much food on it. Only eat what y
Posted by: Callum Whitfield in Education News on August 18th, 2010
For many students the school year is right around the corner.
As we uncovered there is one particular campus some parents are concerned about. It has nothing to do with the school or the district, but the traffic in and around the campus.
Felix Carrizales tells Action 4 News, “As a parent and as a citizen I’m concerned for the safety of drivers, students and children.”
Carrizales says his concerns center around the traffic that will soon generate when the new Pharr campus opens.
The facility located on Rancho Blanco in Pharr will house Southwest High School, Jaime Escalante Middle School, and T-Stem Early College High School, the facility opens on Monday.
Carrizales says, “My concern is that there’s going to be an accident waiting to happen.”
One of Carrizales’ concerns, the lack of school zone signs.